I'm sure there are fine pre made kits but no help personally but my .02 is this. In most cases whether a reloading kit or an emergency vehicle kit, it is something that you get the most bang for the buck by not taking shortcuts and hand picking each item based on personalized needs and likes dislikes. It seems like if one was unfortunate enough to need one they would do best being intimately familiar and an expert at the use of each item.

What I would call my BOB is my backpacking pack. I handpicked every item based on knowledge learned on every backpacking trip I take. I have shouldered it over many miles and many thousands of feet of elevation gain. I have lived on the contents of it for a week at a time and am confident in it.

It seems to me like if you feel the need to have one a Pre order special will probably sit in a closet forever but if you need it you will have a hard time finding the weak points at the worst possible time.

All of these companies either cut corners on quality and you'll end up tossing the junk items or you'll pay out the nose for name brand items or from items that you can otherwise find yourself.

If you want, I can send you a list of items that I sent to my Militia guys...it's very link heavy so you can just click and buy directly from the sites (most are from Amazon) or at least gives you an idea what to look for.

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Our S1 even recently bought a few IFAKs....we ended up having to toss a lot of the items, thus ending up with an overpriced pouch and EMT scissors!

I'm sure there are fine pre made kits but no help personally but my .02 is this. In most cases whether a reloading kit or an emergency vehicle kit, it is something that you get the most bang for the buck by not taking shortcuts and hand picking each item based on personalized needs and likes dislikes. It seems like if one was unfortunate enough to need one they would do best being intimately familiar and an expert at the use of each item.

What I would call my BOB is my backpacking pack. I handpicked every item based on knowledge learned on every backpacking trip I take. I have shouldered it over many miles and many thousands of feet of elevation gain. I have lived on the contents of it for a week at a time and am confident in it.

It seems to me like if you feel the need to have one a Pre order special will probably sit in a closet forever but if you need it you will have a hard time finding the weak points at the worst possible time.

Ymmv

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Understood. And this one would be to sit in a closet until needed. Though I would check everything

I'm with the build it yourself faction! In effect, you only have to design one bag and then assemble however many you need. It's fun and I'm a freak for quality in my gear. I also like to skeletonize and lighten my gear!
The ARC 72 hour kits I mentioned above are indeed in a closet most of the time, but the kids do take them on road trips, etc. I go over them once a year and replace water packs and battery's for the flashlight and radio! That's the level of preparedness my son and grandson are up for. I get that being a Dr probably means that you don't have a lot of extra time so it might be best to purchase those kits, or look at the Red Cross kits and modify them to suit your needs! Best of luck finding your perfect solution! SRG

The basic wilderness/survival necessities are essentially to keep your core body temperature within the specified range and then water and food.
A wool blankie, a poncho, fire makin's, some grub and water will get you down the road right off the bat. good luck

He's looking for a bug out bag of the same quality as the link he showed for the med pack
It seems to me that you should be able to find someone locally that could put one together for you.Is there a supply store in PDX that carries all the necessary bits?

realistically... some of the el-cheapo walmart kits arn't too bad. Compared to a custom kit, they have things that will go unused, and are kinda expensive compared to the custom kit (depending on how custom). Really, to me it sounds like what you want is a duffel bag with 4 solas rations and half a case of water. Maybe with a cheap windbreaker and a box of matches.

To me, the cheapest "ready made kit" is a grocery bag with a gallon of water, and 2 jars of peanut butter.

I ordered a "camillus 3 day survival kit" from Walmart for $23 and got it delivered last week. Mostly I wanted it because it was pretty close to a small bag I bought on Amazon for more, that was empty, and this one was supposed to have some survival supplies in it. So I figured at the least I would get the little bag and maybe get some decent supplies.

Some of the supplies were okay. The bag itself is okay, but not as good as the one I got from Amazon. The "shelter", which is a mylar blanket and a plastic "poncho" were crap - the "poncho" is the equivalent of a thin plastic garment bag you get over your clothes when you get them from the dry cleaner - and when I say "thin" I mean thinner than a grocery bag - it would last about 5 minutes - a garbage bag would last a lot longer.

It had about one day's worth of life raft survival rations, a cheap flashlight, some first aid supplies and water in tin foil bags. I wasn't cheated, but it isn't a super bargain either.

He's looking for a bug out bag of the same quality as the link he showed for the med pack
It seems to me that you should be able to find someone locally that could put one together for you.Is there a supply store in PDX that carries all the necessary bits?

Bolus didn't ask our opinion if we wanted a pre-made bag. He asked if anyone made a good bugout bag, he's looking for a 72 hour bag. Notice he didn't mention price Probably a good thing. I'd never seen anything before, but maybe the question had me looking. Just tripped over this and have no experience with these guys. So here you go. http://www.forgesurvivalsupply.com/store/c/23-Complete-Bug-Out-Bags-Systems.aspx

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